Essay about Analysis of ‘Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was an American author wrote many novels including one of his most famous, Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men teaches many lessons about the nature of human existence. Each relationship grows throughout this short story and end with a dramatic experience. All of the characters, including Lennie, George, Crooks, and Curley’s wife, admit, at one time or another, to having a profound sense of isolation, seclusion and loneliness.

The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is set in America in the 1930’s and it describes the lives of migrant farmers as they go from farm to farm looking for jobs. It also shows the loneliness of the characters and the hard work that they put in. The main characters of the book are Lennie, a man-child, and George, a small man but very powerful character that takes care of Lennie in their journey. Also when they get to the farm they meet the bosses wife who is very lonely and looks for company in the workers. Steinbeck uses characterization to bring his characters to life using various techniques.

Another character who is lonely is Curley’s wife. She married Curley only because she never got her letter from the Hollywood producer, not because she loved Curley. As a result, she has no relationship and no friends ,so she wanders the bunkhouse every day looking for somebody to talk to. She wants to escape loneliness by talking to people, but everybody pushes her away, even Curley, her husband. As she says on pg 89, “I don’ like Curly. I could been in the movies, an’ have nice clothes.” This shows that Curley was just her last resort option in her idyllic path to movie stardom. The last character affected by loneliness is Crooks. He is black and thus he is pushed away by everybody and even has to live in an isolated room in the bunkhouse. Because of this he pretends to push away people too even though he longs for their presence because he doesn 't know how to act any differently. In the book, Steinbeck shows that it is almost impossible for Crook’s to escape loneliness unless he escapes out of poverty first.

Have you ever dreamed of becoming someone important or doing something exciting and memorable? Would you give up or refuse to let go of your dream until you achieve it? Has that obsessive under-minded your success? Many people have dreams that they want to accomplish, but there are obstacles individuals have to cross over in order to achieve their goals, such as facing reality. In the book of Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the story is a tale of two drifters working from farm to farm, trying to make a living, and save some money to have their own place someday, which is their dream during the Great Depression. The characters face the hardships

After the Great Depression, many things changed, different\\ genders and races were all treated differently. Blacks and white women were forced to be outcast in the world, women belonged in the house and blacks did not belong anywhere. In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck portrays perfectly of how blacks and women were separated from everyone else with Curley’s wife and Crooks, the black stable hand. Curley’s wife and Crooks are alike in many ways; in their loneliness, the way they are separated from everyone else and how they get out casted from everything, discriminated against during the time period; which helps show how blacks and women were treated during this time period of life.

He knows that he has given up the life of a free man. He knows that he

One motif in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is survival of the fittest, or that the strongest survive and the weak perish. The motif is present as early as page 9, when Lennie, who is described as George’s “huge companion” (3) kills a mouse. George mentions that Lennie “broke [the mouse] pettin’ it” (9), and Lennie soon after mentions that the mice he was given would always end up “dead – because they was so little” (10). This scene shows how the “huge” Lennie always kills the “little”

This is important because it shows that George wants to be alone but does not truly want to be lonely. Lennie is George’s responsibility. George views Lennie as a brother, friend, and partner in crime. Without Lennie, George is lonely but he knows that he saves Lennie from his own personal misery in the end. George knows he needs Lennie just as much as Lennie needs him. He needs his friendship and is lonely after he takes that friendship away from himself.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is about two men, George and Lennie who travel from ranch to ranch hoping to make enough money to buy their own land. Buying the land is what George and Lennie talk about constantly, this is in fact their American Dream. They have recently left a town called Weed because of an incident that happened there and are now heading to Soledad to work on another ranch. John Steinbeck was successful in making Lennie a sympathetic character because he portrays Lennie as a big strong muscular man that has basically no brain, so he doesn’t really know his own strength so when he hurts someone or does something bad you can’t really blame him.

theme "It is better not to have big dreams in life because they are too

There are many important themes in this novel including the importance of loyalty and friendship. The friendship that George and Lennie share forms the central part of the novel. The two men are different from all of the other characters in the story and Lennie sums this up when he states ‘I got you

One of the main themes John Steinbeck revolves around in his book, Of Mice and Men mainly has to do with loneliness and friendship. Lennie and George, the two main characters, have a strong brotherly bond that goes way back to when they were young. This book really stresses how Lennie and George are very different from the other ranchers. They stick together rather than being independent and solitaire: “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jacks jus’ because we got no place else to go. (14)”’ They both stick together and support each other while working towards their dream of having their own farm: “… I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you… (14)”’ The other characters don’t have this kind of bond with anyone. Characters such as Candy or even Curley’s wife either lost their best friend or was not allowed to talk to anyone except her husband. These two characters openly share their feelings of loneliness with George and/or Lennie throughout the book, resulting in false hope, lies, and murder…

Of Mice and Men is a short story about the American dream. Also what it is truly like to be human. The two main characters of the story have ambition and a dream of owning their own ranch with rabbits. There are also many obstacles throughout the story that reveal so many things. Such as the nature of dreams, dignity, loneliness, and sacrifice. Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck who creates this story on his own influences, interests, and through this, he creates his own writing style.

Any and all good books must have strong themes throughout. John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, is no different. Of Mice and Men is a tragic novella that centralizes two men, George and Lennie. The book is set in the 1930s in California. Most of this novella is set on a ranch far away from any kind of civilization save for the nearby town. While most men in the time period travel alone, George and Lennie are an anomaly. For a great length of time they have travelled together as friends and companions. George takes care of Lennie and looks after him. Lennie in turn follows George’s every word, heeds his every command. In that way, George is similar to a dog of sorts. Yet in size and movement resembles a lumbering bear. Lennie follows George

John Steinbeck wrote ‘Of Mice and Men’ to show how hard life was for migrant ranch workers during the time of the Great Depression and how they were often exploited by their employers. In showing how George and Lennie’s dream of owning their own piece of land did not come true, Steinbeck explores a wider theme, criticising the idea of the American Dream. The American Dream tells people that there is ‘opportunity for each... regardless of the fortuitous circumstance of birth and position. Steinbeck criticises this as these ranch workers were given few opportunities. Settings play a very important part in the novel as they pinpoint clear times and places giving a sense of realism to the story, but they are also used to create atmosphere.